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Plan a Spanish Banks beach day from Vancouver. TransLink Route 42 on May to September weekends and holidays, the off-season walk from 4th and Blanca, East West Extension sections, quiet-beach rules, and City EasyPark seasonal parking (first 2 hours free, then $3/hr Oct through March).
Coquitlam is installing a new water main on Winslow Avenue between Blue Mountain Street and Porter Street from Tuesday, October 6, 2026 for approximately six weeks, weather dependent. Work runs Monday to Friday, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., and affects traffic flow and street parking. Official location map included.
The Pattullo Bridge Replacement project will close King George Boulevard southbound at the south end of the stal̕əw̓asəm (Riverview) Bridge from 9 p.m. Friday, October 16 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 19, 2026, for final paving. Southbound bridge traffic detours via the new Highway 17 off-ramp, Tannery Road and Scott Road. Official detour map included.
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Plan a Spanish Banks beach day from Vancouver. TransLink Route 42 on May to September weekends and holidays, the off-season walk from 4th and Blanca, East West Extension sections, quiet-beach rules, and City EasyPark seasonal parking (first 2 hours free, then $3/hr Oct through March).
Coquitlam is installing a new water main on Winslow Avenue between Blue Mountain Street and Porter Street from Tuesday, October 6, 2026 for approximately six weeks, weather dependent. Work runs Monday to Friday, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., and affects traffic flow and street parking. Official location map included.
The Pattullo Bridge Replacement project will close King George Boulevard southbound at the south end of the stal̕əw̓asəm (Riverview) Bridge from 9 p.m. Friday, October 16 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 19, 2026, for final paving. Southbound bridge traffic detours via the new Highway 17 off-ramp, Tannery Road and Scott Road. Official detour map included.
Plan a Fort Langley day trip from Vancouver. Parks Canada hours (10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily), $10 adult admission, free for youth 17 and under, free parking for up to four hours when you register, the 562 bus, closed bastions, and October 2026 events.
The Pattullo Bridge Replacement project will remove the old Pattullo Bridge steel arch the weekend of October 9 to 11, 2026, lowering it onto barges with strand jacks. The main Fraser River navigation channel closes from the evening of October 9 to the evening of October 11. The stal̕əw̓asəm (Riverview) Bridge and its east multi-use path stay open. Official project diagram included.
Coquitlam utility work on Falcon Drive south of Guildford Way runs Tuesday, October 6 to Thursday, October 8, 2026, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, weather permitting. Northbound traffic is reduced to a single lane at the intersection and pedestrians are re-routed to the west side. Official location map included.
Starting Tuesday, October 6, 2026, Dewdney Trunk Road in Coquitlam will be fully closed 24/7 to all road users between Cawthra Court and Pier Drive for approximately four months for the Metro Vancouver Dewdney Trunk Water Main Project. Traffic detours via Mariner Way and Barnet Highway; pedestrians via Dolphin Street and Mariner Way.
Plan a Whytecliff Park day trip from Vancouver by TransLink bus on the Marine Drive corridor to Nelson Avenue, walk Marine Drive to the Howe Sound headland, and check District pay-parking rates, dog rules, and filming notices before you go.
Surrey Langley SkyTrain closes vehicle access to and from 182 Street south of Fraser Highway on October 15, 2026, from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. for utility installations for future traffic signals. Alternate routes via 64 Avenue, 68A Avenue, 68 Avenue, 184 Street and Highway 15. Pedestrian access and residential access maintained.